There is a clear message that the number of players on the chess board is not only increasing but also expanding the area coverage in the Northern city of Mzuzu. At the Lab Enterprise qualifier held at Katoto Secondary School on 14th August 2010, players travelled from as far as Karonga and Chikangawa in Mzimba to participate in the MK500000 Lab Enterprises Tournament. Lab Enterprises, a local Malawian firm in Blantyre sponsors Chess in the Southern Region. The South has extended the kind gesture to the two other sister leagues of central and north. This is is probably the most organised tournament on a league level. The other sponsored tournaments include the Ilala Crest Lodge sponsored league in Mzuzu, The CIFU Group of Companies sponsored by the Msiska brothers. The others that have sponsored chess in Malawi include Anderson Engineering, Bumas International, Mkaka Civil Engineering Contractors, Nachi Traders, Standard Bank (Formerly Stanbic Bank), Chester fields and Mtima construction. The Chess Association is thankful to these organisations and look forward to more organizations coming to sponsor chess